Greening The Berkeley Science Review

Greening the Berkeley Science Review A sustainability workshop for UC Berkeley’s campus publication community Chris Smallwood, April 29th, 2013

Overview • Recycled paper – Primer on recycled paper types and qualities – Environmental impact – Cost analysis of switching the BSR to recycled paper • Upgrading the BSR website • Funding opportunities for greening UC Berkeley’s publications community – TGIF Grant(s) – ASUC Green Certification Program – Collective bargaining opportunities?

Recycled Paper - Types Paper Mill

Mill broke

Not all recycled paper is the same.

Printing Press

Consumers

Pre-consumer waste

Post-consumer waste (PCW)

Recycled Paper - Impact • Fewer trees need to be felled – Recycling one ton of newsprint saves about 1 ton of wood.

– Recycling one ton of copier paper saves about 2 tons of wood.

• Conserved Energy – Paper made from recycled content requires ~ 40-64% less energy than unrecycled paper.

Source: Wikipedia

Converting the BSR to Recycled Paper Fall 2011

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Publisher: Sundance Press (Paper from New Leaf)

Publisher: Sundance Press (Paper from New Leaf)

60% Post-consumer waste

60% Post-consumer waste

$0.039 / page

$0.053 / page

$0.059 / page

(2300 copies printed, 60 pages/copy, total costs: $5386)

(2300 copies printed, 56 pages/copy, total costs: $6889)

(1900 copies printed, 60 pages/copy, total costs: $6765)

Publisher: Sundance Press

PCW paper has been about 35-50% more expensive than unrecycled paper.

Upgrading the BSR website http://sciencereview.berkeley.edu/

Recently, we upgraded the Berkeley Science Review Website, supported by a generous grant from the Green Initiative Fund.

The website receives about 200 unique views per day.

Green Funding Opportunities • The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) – The BSR received $3,151.70 last year from TGIF, which helped to defray costs of recycled printing, and enabled us to hire an employee to implement the website upgrades.

– Visit: http://tgif.berkeley.edu/

• ASUC Green Certification – Continued funding is available for organizations that qualify.

– Visit: http://asucgreencertification.org/

• Greater purchasing power by combining publication orders?